Winter Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Özim]

This doesn't take into account the new improved sponsorship deal we've just signed with Emirates or the basically all but confirmed new deal with Puma. We've also just signed a deal with Huawei which is probably worth a few bob and I imagine they'll be a few more similar deals to follow now that our stock is very high.

With signifacntly higher matchday receipts than Chelsea and City, we should overtake them soon now that we're finally plugging up the commerical revenue gap. We might even overtake Utd in a few years if they completely fall by the wayside and all the sponsers abandon them in droves though that's very unlikely.

Basically the future is bright. It's red and white.

Sounds good, was a bit surprised with the figures.

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This doesn't take into account the new improved sponsorship deal we've just signed with Emirates or the basically all but confirmed new deal with Puma. We've also just signed a deal with Huawei which is probably worth a few bob and I imagine they'll be a few more similar deals to follow now that our stock is very high.

With signifacntly higher matchday receipts than Chelsea and City, we should overtake them soon now that we're finally plugging up the commerical revenue gap. We might even overtake Utd in a few years if they completely fall by the wayside and all the sponsers abandon them in droves though that's very unlikely.

Basically the future is bright. It's red and white.

Also, when we spend £40m+ on a player, it comes out of the club's account and not Roman's pocket...

[footloose, the wanderer]

So many feckin chavs, so few opportunities to buy full chat AK-47s

Strangely they actually have a higher revenue than us (we seem to have dropped down the list a bit)

1. Real Madrid: 518.9m euros
2. Barcelona: 482.6m euros
3. Bayern Munich: 431.2m euros
4. Man Utd: 423.8m euros
5. Paris Saint Germain; 398.8m euros
6. Manchester City: 316.2m euros
7. Chelsea: 303.4m euros
8. Arsenal: 284.3m euros
9. Juventus: 272.4m euros
10. AC Milan: 263.5m euros

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Also, when we spend £40m+ on a player, it comes out of the club's account and not Roman's pocket...

Nor can we use the "creative accounting" techniques that Man City, PSG and to a lesser extent Chelsea employ, to artifically boost our revenue figures.

I mean selling the naming rights for obscene figures or charging a ridicolous amount for one stadium box which just convienently happens to be the one which the owner buys.

It's really a testament to the overall health of the club that we've consistently featured so high despite having some of the lousiest commerical deals around for a big club. I think Liverpool and the Scum have had higher commercial deals despite being shit and outside of the CL for so long.

Speaking of commerical activites anyone know when our summer tour will get announced? We did the Far East last season so I'm hoping for somewhere new this time. There was a planned trip to Nigeria a couple of seasons ago which got cancelled because of security concerns. Middle East perhaps? We're quite big there.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Have we signed him yet....

[Dein-machine]

Also, when we spend £40m+ on a player, it comes out of the club's account and not Roman's pocket...

Yes, but should then appear as a £40 mill asset on the balance sheet improving value of the club.

[footloose, the wanderer]

Speaking of commerical activites anyone know when our summer tour will get announced? We've did the Far East last season so I'm hoping for somewhere new this time. There was a planned trip to Nigeria a couple of seasons ago which got cancelled because of security concerns. Middle East perhaps? We're quite big there.

I used to love the low key affairs of the Austrian summer excursions -

At 1 game in 2001, I got to -

Greeted AW getting off team bus - wished him luck with contract negotiations

Wished Sol Campbell good luck at success at club

Chatted with Bob Wilson on sidelines over a game we won at Anfield

Sat next and chatted with Sven Goran Eriksen in stands

Pretty full day

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I used to love the low key affairs of the Austrian summer excursions -

At 1 game in 2001, I got to -

Greeted AW getting off team bus - wished him luck with contract negotiations

Wished Sol Campbell good luck at success at club

Chatted with Bob Wilson on sidelines over a game we won at Anfield

Sat next and chatted with Sven Goran Eriksen in stands

Pretty full day

Fuck that man, we're so big around the world we might as well exploit that for all it's worth. It's the only way we can even stand a chance of being able to compete with the oil giants. It's great that Wenger finally agreed to them alongside the car seat sponsorship.


I'd much rather see a horde of passionate Malaysian or Indian fans screaming and fainting just because they got to see Carl Jenkinson live and hilarious videos like this.

[Özim]

Quote from Mourinho on the BBC:

Meanwhile, the Blues boss criticised his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger for saying that Mata's proposed move to United raises questions about the fairness of the January transfer window.

Mourinho said: "Wenger complaining is normal, he always does. But when a player plays for a club on 20 August and then on 5 September plays for a different club this is normal. This is the market.

"If Wenger sold Mesut Ozil to Manchester United I would be happy because they are losing a very important player, like we are with Juan, but this is his nature."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25882972

[JonasTC]

They are losing are very important player!? Then why the fuck do you just not sell him? :D Seriously i hate that guy. He came back to the premier league saying he was going to be more respectful, etc. And here he is talking shit about a Wenger, who actually got a good point on the Mata sale.

Btw he should check his facts before talking shit about Wenger thinking its normal to buy a player late in the transfer window, Wenger has said many times that he think the transfer window should close before the league starts.